1To you, Yahweh, I cry out; my rock, do not ignore me.
If you do not respond to me, I will join those who go down to the grave.

2Hear the sound of my pleading when I call for help from you,
when I lift up my hands toward your most holy place!

3Do not drag me away with the wicked, those who do iniquity,
who speak peace with their neighbors but have evil in their hearts.

4Give them what their deeds deserve and repay them what their wickedness demands,
repay them for the work of their hands and render to them their due.

5Because they do not understand the deeds of Yahweh or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and never rebuild them.

6Blessed be Yahweh
because he has heard the sound of my pleading!

7Yahweh is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
and I will praise him with singing.

8Yahweh is the strength of his people,
and he is the saving refuge of his anointed one.

9Save your people and bless your inheritance.
Be their shepherd and carry them forever.